The giant in the playground: investigating the reach and implications of the corporatisation of childcare provision

Frances Press; Christine Woodrow

The giant in the playground: investigating the reach and implications of the corporatisation of childcare provision

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Abstract

This paper is a case study of an Australian corporate child care provider, ABC Learning Ltd, when the corporation was at its height. In the months after this paper was first completed, ABC Learning was dramatically affected by a volatile financial market.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Paid Care in Australia: Politics, Profits, Practices
Editors	Debra King, Gabrielle Meagher
Place of Publication	Sydney, NSW
Publisher	Sydney University Press
Pages	231-252
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Print)	9781920899295
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

family services
child care

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The giant in the playground: investigating the reach and implications of the corporatisation of childcare provision

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